diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 86339a0..7250248 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-*.gem
\ No newline at end of file
+*.gem
+.rvmrc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index e7bb800..f53a34d 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'rake/testtask'
 
 Rake::TestTask.new do |t|
   t.libs << "test"
-  t.test_files = FileList['test/*test.rb']
+  t.test_files = FileList['test/test_*.rb']
   t.verbose = false
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/mad_mimi_mailable.rb b/lib/mad_mimi_mailable.rb
index 340730a..a62815d 100644
--- a/lib/mad_mimi_mailable.rb
+++ b/lib/mad_mimi_mailable.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ def unconfirmed(value = nil)
       @unconfirmed = value
     end
   end
+  
+  def skip_placeholders(value = nil)
+    if value.nil?
+      @skip_placeholders
+    else
+      @skip_placeholders = value
+    end
+  end
 
   module ClassMethods
     attr_accessor :method_prefix, :use_erb
@@ -85,10 +93,13 @@ def call_api!(mail, method)
         'subject' =>        mail.subject,
         'bcc' =>            serialize(mail.bcc || MadMimiMailer.default_parameters[:bcc]),
         'from' =>           (mail.from || MadMimiMailer.default_parameters[:from]),
+        'reply_to' =>       mail.reply_to,
         'hidden' =>         serialize(mail.hidden)
       }
 
       params['unconfirmed'] = '1' if mail.unconfirmed
+      
+      params['skip_placeholders'] = 'true' if mail.skip_placeholders
 
       if use_erb?(mail)
         if mail.parts.any?
diff --git a/mad_mimi_mailer.gemspec b/mad_mimi_mailer.gemspec
index 811c85b..d17151d 100644
--- a/mad_mimi_mailer.gemspec
+++ b/mad_mimi_mailer.gemspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = %q{mad_mimi_mailer}
-  s.version = "0.1.2.1"
+  s.version = "0.1.2.2"
  
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 1.2") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Dave Hoover"]
diff --git a/test/templates/chocolate_erb_mailer/sugary_skip_hola.text.html.erb b/test/templates/chocolate_erb_mailer/sugary_skip_hola.text.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..554381f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/templates/chocolate_erb_mailer/sugary_skip_hola.text.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hi there, {welcome} to mad mimi [[peek_image]]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/default_parameters_test.rb b/test/test_default_paramaters.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from test/default_parameters_test.rb
rename to test/test_default_paramaters.rb
diff --git a/test/mad_mimi_mailable_test.rb b/test/test_mad_mimi_mailable.rb
similarity index 70%
rename from test/mad_mimi_mailable_test.rb
rename to test/test_mad_mimi_mailable.rb
index e738523..a7bbefe 100644
--- a/test/mad_mimi_mailable_test.rb
+++ b/test/test_mad_mimi_mailable.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ def hola(greeting)
     from "dave@obtiva.com"
     body :message => greeting    
   end
+
 end
 
 class ChocolateErbMailer < ActionMailer::Base
@@ -26,6 +27,14 @@ def sugary_hola(greeting)
     from "dave@obtiva.com"
     body :message => greeting    
   end
+  
+  def sugary_skip_hola(greeting)
+    subject greeting
+    recipients "tyler@obtiva.com"
+    from "dave@obtiva.com"
+    body :message => greeting
+    skip_placeholders true
+  end
 end
 
 class MadMimiMailableTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
@@ -72,5 +81,25 @@ def test_erb_request_with_custom_method_prefix
 
     ChocolateErbMailer.deliver_sugary_hola("welcome to mad mimi")
   end
+  
+  def test_erb_request_skipping_placeholders
+    mock_request = mock("request")
+    mock_request.expects(:set_form_data).with(
+      'username' => "testy@mctestin.com",
+      'api_key' =>  "w00tb4r",
+      'promotion_name' => "skip_hola",
+      'recipients' =>     "tyler@obtiva.com",
+      'subject' =>        "{welcome to mad mimi}",
+      'bcc' =>            nil,
+      'from' =>           "dave@obtiva.com",
+      'raw_html' =>       "hi there, {welcome} to mad mimi [[peek_image]]",
+      'raw_plain_text' =>     nil,
+      'hidden' =>         nil,
+      'skip_placeholders' => 'true'
+    )
+    ChocolateErbMailer.expects(:post_request).yields(mock_request).returns(@ok_reponse)
+
+    ChocolateErbMailer.deliver_sugary_skip_hola("{welcome to mad mimi}")
+  end
 
 end
diff --git a/test/mad_mimi_mailer_test.rb b/test/test_mad_mimi_mailer.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from test/mad_mimi_mailer_test.rb
rename to test/test_mad_mimi_mailer.rb